First jail in Montana was built in 1862 in Bannack. This image of the building was taken many years later and appears on p. 169 of 'Here Rolled the Covered Wagons' by Albert P. Salisbury and Jane S. Salisbury, Published by Superior Pub. Co., 1948.

Geologist tells Council 'oil potential is tremendous' here; IHS cuts services to non-Indian beneficiaries; Recreation permits to cost 25-50% more this year; Council says no to roads, maybe to service station; Texans want to explore beneath Flathead...

You name it and there's probably an event covering it on the Flathead Reservation this spring and summer; Job Training folks move to Ronan; SRO crowd watches Pondera Hydro ptich to the council; Explained at the Dixon-Arlee-St. Ignatius district...

Council votes not to employ themselves one day a week; Tribal T.V. stars; Pichette schedules district meeting; Marvin Camel update; Land use rules amended; File this under 'tribal government'; This one's not one of ours; Williams seeking...

You're all invited:; Let's have a safe trip to the celebration! Tips for driving in the caravan; Caravan schedule; Turning the clock back to Council Groves, 1855; What does the Hellgate Treaty say?; Small quarterly meeting crowd prompts lively...

Proposed $5.5 million convention center makes progress; Come celebrate being sober; Pondera Hydro vows to hang in there; Head Start closes season with gala affair; 'Especially for youngers': How you can help the elderly; Independent honor guard is...

The New Building makes its debut as quartery meeting site; NTPC's pipeline is shot down in Washington state; 'The New Building', among others, needs a better name; Tribal offices play 'musical chairs'; Help available for arranging wakes; Charity...

The transmission line corridor - - - "Its more than an exchange of land for a few beads!"; Ft. Peck makes plans for air force base; Flathead Indian Museum celebration; Eye exams are important for your child; A glimpse of Catherine McDonald:...

The bitterroot: nourishing the Tribe; Kyi-Yo speakers on Indian youth; Hendrickson and Matt to go on European junket; Reservations schools meet slated; Council accepts distribution petition; Three Mission log sales; 18-year olds to vote on 18-year...

Indian justice conference; Tribal range hunt-right in courts; Council shifts on childrens shares: Total split of MP check must go through channels; Tribes plan to takeover education, employment; Council committees: are they doing the job?;...

This typescript presents a first-person account of Jones's encounter with and escape from a band of Nez Percâe attempting a return from Canada to Idaho one year after the Battle of the Big Hole (1877). The account details the events leading to...